I played my first bullet game on April 9, 2023, and I lost it. Funny enough, my second opponent’s account was later closed for fair play violations. The same thing happened with my sixth opponent as well. It was an odd introduction to bul...
Chess.com provides a wealth of statistics and insights, but I recently came across ChessInsights.xyz, which takes data analysis to another level, offering a deeper dive into performance trends. Between February 26, 2023, and March 12, 2025, aOld...
So I did a daily puzzle and the website for what ever reason didn't register that I completed the puzzle.Now I get that it is easy to miss a daily puzzle and that would normally just be what one would say. However this particularly one was a...
My first game of 2025 was a 10 minute rapid game which turned out to be an English Opening—at least, that's what the chess.com review told me afterward. As someone still learning the nuances of different openings. With the Black pieces, I ...
When I first started playing chess, my big goal was to hit a 1000 rating. Honestly, I’m not sure why I picked that number—it just seemed like a good milestone, maybe because it’s often thought of as the “graduation point&rd...
The Journey to 1000: A Tale of Perseverance Reaching a chess rating of 1000 in blitz was the goal for the year. In 2024, I started at a rating of 763. By December, my blitz rating had climbed to 945, bu...
Finished all the puzzles !!!!!!!!!!!! Back to the wood league
Yesterday the APP stopped counting points - the nice thing with the Chess app was that it let you move up the ranks - I made it to the legends and for what ever reason it is now stuck and not count any more points. It still lets me complete puzzle...
I have played at least one game since Dec 6th 2023 trying for a game a day for the whole year - I have logged on and completed a puzzle or played a move in a daily every day for 555 days
A milestone on the chess journey
In chess, as in life, perfection is an elusive goal. The renowned player Johannes Zukertort famously stated, "Chess is the struggle against error," encapsulating the essence of the game in just a few words. Errors in chess can range from t...
I've played 6000 games on chess.com I guess that is a milestone. That said the majority of the games have been bullet games with 3400 games played. The short time control is exciting but very tough to come up with moves. Playing since Feb ...
165 days into the year and I have played at least one game a day with the majority of them being bullet and blitz games. In addition I have completed the daily puzzle and typically 3 additional puzzles for the daily bonus. I wasn't i...
I've enjoyed playing chess but wanted to dive deeper into the intricacies of the game. Puzzles seemed like the perfect gateway. They offered bite-sized challenges that I could tackle every day, fitting seamlessly into my routine.The first few week...
This was a first. I have had games where I have won and lost with 0:00.1 on the clock but never where it shows 0:00 for both players. https://www.chess.com/game/live/107120824108
Well it took almost a full year but I have successfully completed 10000 puzzles and earned myself a puzzle addict badge on Chess.com. Sadly it hasn't increased my skill nearly as much as I would have liked as my playing skill is quite a bit lower...
I have played 1000 bullet games and hit a high of 664 only to get beat down to 443 the struggle is real. The speed people move and think is really incredible. I struggle coming up with a move. The one minute time control is almost an entirely d...
2023 I started to play chess and 2024 I hope to improve to an advance beginner ! With a new year come new opportunities and new goals. I do not have a rating goal in chess more just an improvement goal. I'm not focused on a number but more so on...
Having a good computer helps, having a strong internet connection is important and then having a good mouse is essential. There is definitely a drop in playing ability when using the work mouse vs the home mouse in the speed in which I can move ...
I completed the legends tier on chess.com and I got a message that said prestiged x1 and then it started me back on wood level 1 Hit a high of 2274 for puzzle rating and am currently 1929 which puts me in the 95.5% percentile. Now if only my gam...
I've made it to the legend tier for puzzles ! Which just means I have done a lot of puzzles. Chess.com shows 83 hours and 4 minutes and over 12540 puzzles completed. My highest rating was 2274 with the highest rated puzzle completed being a ...
One thing I noticed that if I play puzzles on my phone there is this mini game where you advance levels like in the players league. It's a fun little side quest to completing puzzles and something I don't see if I do the puzzles on the computer.
For beginners this is an outstanding book ! I can't speak for people higher rate but for people at my level or lower this book is incredible ! I saw this chart on https://chessmood.com/blohttps://chessmood.com/chess-study-plans and they reference...
Learn the Secrets to Chess Domination! from a nearly 750 blitz rated player ! Click Bait titles are way more fun I will say that while I do not have a great theoretical understanding of the Caro Kann the course I bought has been a huge help wit...
All premium members enjoy auto timeout protection, meaning that their vacation will automatically enabled if they are at risk of losing any of their games on time. This is a feature that is abused by some members. I had a person start a daily gam...
